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Sunday, June 30, 2013

Kadai Paneer

Kadai panner is an awesome Indian spicy cottage cheese curry. This is easy in preparation and has an amazing taste. This is like my "Weekend special". Quick and tasty".
Lets quickly get on to the recipe.This recipe serves-4Preparation time- 5 minutescooking time- 20 minutesLevel of difficulty- easy

Ingredients:

Paneer/Cottage cheese- 200g(cut into cubes)

Onion-1, sliced

Red onion-1, cubed

Garlic- 2 cloves, chopped

Ginger- minced , 1 Tbsp

Green Bell pepper- 1, cubed

Tomato- 2, pureed

Green chillies- as per taste

salt as per taste

Oil for cooking

Coriander leaves for garnishing

Garam masala powder- 1 tsp

Red chilli powder- 1 Tsp

Pepper powder- 1 Tsp

Fenugreek leaves- 1 Tbsp, crushed

Spices to be roasted and then grinded

Cumin seeds - 2 Tbsp

Coriander seed - 1 Tbsp

Pepper cons- 4 to 5

Red chillies - 2 to 3

Preparation:

Dry roast the whole spices and grind them either in mortar with pestle or in a mixer grinder.

Heat 2 Tbsp of oil in a pan. Add some cumin seed and let it crackle. Once it starts crackling add the green chillies and onion. Fry until onion turns translucent.

Add the garlic and fry until it turns tender.

Now add the fresh tomato puree along with the grinded spices. Add the red chilli powder and pepper powder along with minced ginger. Fry until oil oozes out.

Now add the chopped bell pepper and cubed red onions. Season with salt. Cover and cook for 2 minutes.

Now add the cubed paneer and add less than 50 ml of water. Check for salt and adjust the salt.